Consumer Reports Says:

Dates of Open That Bottle Nights

Everyone has a special bottle of wine or champagne
hidden away, and everyone wants to know the date of the next Open
That Bottle Night so they can open those bottles of wine and
champagne and enjoy the contents as it was meant to be enjoyed. Here is
the schedule, beginning with OTBN 1 and continuing through OTBN 20.

OTBN 1

Feb. 26, 2000

OTBN 2

Feb. 24, 2001

OTBN 3

Feb. 23, 2002

OTBN 4

Feb. 22, 2003

OTBN 5

Feb. 28, 2004

OTBN 6

Feb. 26, 2005

OTBN 7

Feb. 25, 2006

OTBN 8

Feb. 24, 2007

OTBN 9

Feb. 23, 2008

OTBN 10

Feb. 28, 2009

OTBN 11

Feb. 27, 2010

OTBN 12

Feb. 26, 2011

OTBN 13

Feb. 25, 2012

OTBN 14

Feb. 23, 2013

OTBN 15

Feb. 22, 2014

OTBN 16

Feb. 28, 2015

OTBN 17

Feb. 27, 2016

OTBN 18

Feb. 25, 2017

OTBN 19

Feb. 24, 2018

OTBN 20

Feb. 23, 2019

This special event is always scheduled for the last
Saturday in February, so the date can range from the 22nd to the 29th
of that month. If you are planning a special celebration for a February
29 (Leap Year) Open That Bottle Night, you have a long time to
wait.

Origin of Open That Bottle Night

The founders of Open That Bottle Night
are Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher of the Wall St. Journal
(wine@wsj.com). The event was first celebrated in the year 2000, and
the practice has continued every year since then.